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1 000 - Document - Document And Entity Information Network

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3 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
4 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
5 Document Information [Line Items] LineItems dei:DocumentInformationLineItems
6 Entity Registrant Name Concept (Text/String) For Period dei:EntityRegistrantName
7 Entity Central Index Key Concept (CIK Number) For Period dei:EntityCentralIndexKey
8 Trading Symbol Concept (Text/String) For Period dei:TradingSymbol
9 Current Fiscal Year End Date Concept (Month/Day) For Period dei:CurrentFiscalYearEndDate
10 Entity Filer Category Concept (Filer Category) For Period dei:EntityFilerCategory
11 Entity Current Reporting Status Concept (Yes/No) For Period dei:EntityCurrentReportingStatus
12 Entity Voluntary Filers Concept (Yes/No) For Period dei:EntityVoluntaryFilers
13 Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Concept (Yes/No) For Period dei:EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer
14 Entity Emerging Growth Company Concept (Yes/No) For Period dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany
15 Entity Small Business Concept (Yes/No) For Period dei:EntitySmallBusiness
16 Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares) Concept (Shares) As Of dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
17 Document Type Concept (Submission Type) For Period dei:DocumentType
18 Document Period End Date Concept (Date) For Period dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate
19 Document Fiscal Year Focus Concept (Year) For Period dei:DocumentFiscalYearFocus
20 Document Fiscal Period Focus Concept (Fiscal Period) For Period dei:DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus
21 Amendment Flag Concept (Yes/No) For Period dei:AmendmentFlag
22 Entity Shell Company Concept (Yes/No) For Period dei:EntityShellCompany
23 001 - Statement - Consolidated Income Statement Network

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25 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
26 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
27 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
28 Continuing operations Abstract ts:ContinuingOperationsAbstract
29 Net sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:Revenue
30 Cost of sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CostOfSales
31 Gross profit Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GrossProfit
32 Selling, general and administrative expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
33 Other operating income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherIncome
34 Other operating expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherExpenseByFunction
35 Operating income (loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities
36 Finance income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:FinanceIncome
37 Finance cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
38 Other financial results Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherFinanceIncomeCost
39 Income (loss) before equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies and income tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:LossIncomeBeforeEquityInEarningsOfNonconsolidatedCompaniesAndIncomeTax
40 Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
41 Income before income tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
42 Income tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
43 Income for continuing operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations
44 Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share (in dollars per share) Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations
45 Basic and diluted earnings per ADS (U.S. dollars per ADS) (*) (in dollars per share) Concept (Share) For Period ts:BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossesPerAdsFromContinuingOperations
46 Discontinued operations Abstract ts:DiscontinuedOperationsAbstract
47 Result for discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperations
48 Income for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
49 Attributable to: Abstract ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToAbstract
50 Owners of the parent Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
51 Non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
52 Income (loss) for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
53 Earnings per share attributable to the owners of the parent during the year: Abstract ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
54 Weighted average number of ordinary shares (thousands) (in shares) Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
55 Continuing and discontinued operations Abstract ts:ContinuingAndDiscontinuedOperationsAbstract
56 Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share (in dollars per share) Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShare
57 Basic and diluted earnings per ADS (U.S. dollars per ADS) (*) (in dollars per share) Concept (Share) For Period ts:BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossesPerAds
58 002 - Statement - Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Network

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61 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
62 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
63 Income for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
64 Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss: Abstract ifrs-full:ComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTaxAbstract
65 Currency translation adjustment Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
66 Change in value of cash flow hedges and instruments at fair value Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxCashFlowHedges
67 Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLoss
68 - Currency translation adjustment (*) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationAttributableToNonconsolidatedCompanies
69 - Changes in the fair value of derivatives held as cash flow hedges and others Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxCashFlowHedgesAndOthersAttributableToNonconsolidatedCompanies
70 Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax
71 Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: Abstract ifrs-full:ComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTaxAbstract
72 Remeasurements of post employment benefit obligations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans
73 Income tax on items that will not be reclassified Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLoss
74 Remeasurements of post employment benefit obligations of non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ShareOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax
75 Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax
76 Other comprehensive (loss) income for the year, net of tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
77 Total comprehensive income for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
78 Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year attributable to: Abstract ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToAbstract
79 Owners of the parent Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToOwnersOfParent
80 Non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
81 Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
82 Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year attributable to Owners of the parent arises from Abstract ts:TotalComprehensiveIncomeLossForTheYearAttributableToOwnersOfTheParentArisesFromAbstract
83 Continuing operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:ComprehensiveIncomeFromContinuingOperations
84 Discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:ComprehensiveIncomeFromDiscontinuedOperations
85 Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToOwnersOfParent
86 003 - Statement - Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Network

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88 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
89 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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92 Intangible assets, net Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
93 Investments in non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates
94 Other equity investments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinancialAssetsAvailableforsale
95 Other investments - non-current Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
96 Deferred tax assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
97 Receivables, net Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentReceivables
98 Non-current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssets
99 Inventories Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Inventories
100 Receivables and prepayments, net Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentPrepaymentsAndOtherCurrentAssets
101 Current tax assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent
102 Trade receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTradeReceivables
103 Derivative financial instruments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets
104 Other investments - current Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentInvestments
105 Cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
106 Current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
107 Total assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
108 Capital and reserves attributable to owners of the parent Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
109 Non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterests
110 Total equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
111 Borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LongtermBorrowings
112 Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered after 12 months Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
113 Other liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentLiabilities
114 Provisions Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentProvisions
115 Non-current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
116 Borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
117 Derivative financial instruments Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities
118 Current tax liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
119 Other liabilities current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentLiabilities
120 Provisions Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentProvisions
121 Customer advances Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentAdvances
122 Trade payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
123 Current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities
124 Total liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Liabilities
125 Total equity and liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
126 004 - Statement - Consolidated Statement of Changes In Equity Network

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138 Retained earnings [member] Member ifrs-full:RetainedEarningsMember
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140 Non-controlling interests [member] Member ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterestsMember
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142 Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
143 Changes in accounting policies (Section II AP) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:EffectOfChangesInAccountingPolicy
144 Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:EquityAdjustedBalance
145 Income for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
146 Currency translation adjustment Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
147 Remeasurements of post employment benefit obligations, net of taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans
148 Change in value of instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income and cash flow hedges, net of taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxFinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncome
149 From other comprehensive income of non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ShareOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
150 Other comprehensive loss for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
151 Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
152 Acquisition and other changes in non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInOwnershipInterestsInSubsidiariesThatDoNotResultInLossOfControl
153 Dividends paid in cash Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:DividendsPaidIncludingNoncontrollingInterest
154 Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
155 005 - Statement - Consolidated Statement of Changes In Equity (Parentheticals) Network

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157 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
158 Authorized share capital (in shares) Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesAuthorised
159 Nominal value (in dollars per share) Concept (Share) As Of ifrs-full:ParValuePerShare
160 Shares issued (in shares) Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesIssued
161 006 - Statement - Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Network

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164 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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167 Income for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
168 Adjustments for: Abstract ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForReconcileProfitLossAbstract
169 Depreciation and amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense
170 Income tax accruals less payments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForIncomeTaxExpense
171 Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForUndistributedProfitsOfAssociates
172 Interest accruals less payments, net Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InterestRevenueExpense
173 Changes in provisions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForProvisions
174 Income from the sale of Conduit business Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForLossesGainsOnDisposalOfNoncurrentAssets
175 Changes in working capital Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInWorkingCapital
176 Derivatives, currency translation adjustment and others Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherAdjustmentsForNoncashItems
177 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities
178 Cash flows from investing activities Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract
179 Capital expenditures Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
180 Changes in advance to suppliers of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashReceiptsFromRepaymentOfAdvancesAndLoansMadeToOtherPartiesClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
181 Proceeds from disposal of Conduit business Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromDisposalOfNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleAndDiscontinuedOperations
182 Investment in non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PurchaseOfInterestsInAssociates
183 Acquisition of subsidiaries Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:CashFlowsUsedInObtainingControlOfSubsidiariesOrOtherBusinessesClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
184 Investment in companies under cost method Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PurchaseOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
185 Loan to non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:CashAdvancesAndLoansMadeToRelatedParties
186 Repayment of loan by non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashReceiptsFromRepaymentOfAdvancesAndLoansMadeToRelatedParties
187 Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromDisposalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
188 Dividends received from non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsReceivedFromAssociatesClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
189 Changes in investments in securities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInDecreaseIncreaseInShorttermDepositsAndInvestments
190 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities
191 Cash flows from financing activities Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract
192 Dividends paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DividendsPaidClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
193 Dividends paid to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
194 Changes in non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PaymentsFromChangesInOwnershipInterestsInSubsidiaries
195 Proceeds from borrowings Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
196 Repayments of borrowings Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
197 Net cash used in financing activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities
198 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalentsBeforeEffectOfExchangeRateChanges
199 Movement in cash and cash equivalents Abstract ts:MovementInCashAndCashEquivalentsAbstract
200 At the beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsIfDifferentFromStatementOfFinancialPosition
201 Effect of exchange rate changes Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents
202 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalents
203 At December 31, Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsIfDifferentFromStatementOfFinancialPosition
204 Cash and bank deposits Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:CashAndCashEquivalentsIncludingThePortionOfCashAndCashEquivalentsThatAreClassifiedAsAPartOfADisposalGroup
205 Bank overdrafts Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:BankOverdraftsClassifiedAsCashEquivalents
206 007 - Disclosure - General Information Network

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211 Disclosure of general information about financial statements [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGeneralInformationAboutFinancialStatementsExplanatory
212 008 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies Network

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277 009 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management Network

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312 010 - Disclosure - Note 1 - Segment Information Network

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329 Disclosure of entity's operating segments [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEntitysReportableSegmentsExplanatory
330 011 - Disclosure - Note 2 - Cost of Sales Network

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338 Disclosure of cost of sales [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCostOfSalesExplanatory
339 012 - Disclosure - Note 3 - Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Network

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345 013 - Disclosure - Note 4 - Labor Costs - Labor Costs (Included in Cost of Sales and in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses) Network

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349 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
350 Disclosure of employee benefits [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory
351 014 - Disclosure - Note 5 - Other Operating Income and Expenses Network

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356 Disclosure of other operating income (expense) [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherOperatingIncomeExpenseExplanatory
357 015 - Disclosure - Note 6 - Financial Results Network

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361 Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, category [member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember
362 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
363 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
364 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
365 Disclosure of finance income (cost) [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinanceIncomeExpenseExplanatory
366 016 - Disclosure - Note 7 - Income Tax Network

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371 UNITED STATES Member country:US
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373 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
374 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
375 Disclosure of income tax [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIncomeTaxExplanatory
376 017 - Disclosure - Note 8 - Dividends Distribution Network

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380 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
381 Disclosure of dividends [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDividendsExplanatory
382 018 - Disclosure - Note 9 - Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Network

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386 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
387 Disclosure of property, plant and equipment [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
388 019 - Disclosure - Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net Network

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393 South America [member] Member ts:SouthAmerica1Member
394 Europe [member] Member ts:Europe1Member
395 Middle East and Africa [member] Member ts:MiddleEastAndAfricaMember
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397 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
398 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
399 Disclosure of intangible assets [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIntangibleAssetsExplanatory
400 020 - Disclosure - Note 11 - Investments in Non-consolidated Companies Network

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404 Ternium and Usiminas [member] Member ts:TerniumAndUsiminasMember
405 Usiminas [member] Member ts:UsiminasMember
406 Ternium s.a. [member] Member ts:TerniumSAMember
407 Techgen s.a. [member] Member ts:TechgenSAMember
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411 Ternium s.a. [member] Member ts:TerniumSAMember
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414 Ordinary shares [member] Member ifrs-full:OrdinarySharesMember
415 Preference shares [member] Member ifrs-full:PreferenceSharesMember
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417 Entity's total for related parties [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
418 San Faustin S.A. [member] Member ts:SanFaustinSaMember
419 Categories of financial assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis
420 Financial assets, category [member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsCategoryMember
421 Subsidiary loans [member] Member ts:SubsidiaryLoansMember
422 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
423 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
424 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
425 Disclosure of interests in other entities [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInterestsInOtherEntitiesExplanatory
426 021 - Disclosure - Note 12 - Receivables - Non Current Network

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429 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
430 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
431 Disclosure of non-current receivables [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfNoncurrentReceivablesTextBlock
432 022 - Disclosure - Note 13 - Inventories Network

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435 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
436 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
437 Disclosure of inventories [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInventoriesExplanatory
438 023 - Disclosure - Note 14 - Receivables and Prepayments Network

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441 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
442 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
443 Disclosure of receivables and prepayments [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfReceivablesAndPrepaymentsTextBlock
444 024 - Disclosure - Note 15 - Current Tax Assets and Liabilities Network

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447 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
448 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
449 Disclosure of tax receivables and payables [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTaxReceivablesAndPayablesExplanatory
450 025 - Disclosure - Note 16 - Trade Receivables, Net Network

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453 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
454 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
455 Disclosure of trade and other receivables [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTradeAndOtherReceivablesExplanatory
456 026 - Disclosure - Note 17 - Cash and Cash Equivalents and Other Investments Network

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459 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
460 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
461 Disclosure of cash and cash equivalents and other investments [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfCashAndCashEquivalentsAndOtherInvestmentsTextBlock
462 027 - Disclosure - Note 18 - Borrowings Network

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465 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
466 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
467 Disclosure of borrowings [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBorrowingsExplanatory
468 028 - Disclosure - Note 19 - Deferred Income Tax Network

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471 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
472 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
473 Disclosure of deferred taxes [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDeferredTaxesExplanatory
474 029 - Disclosure - Note 20 - Other Liabilities Network

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478 Unfunded post-employment benefits [member] Member ts:UnfundedPostemploymentBenefitsMember
479 Funded post-employment benefits [member] Member ts:FundedPostemploymentBenefitsMember
480 Actuarial assumptions [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionsAxis
481 Actuarial assumptions [member] Member ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionsMember
482 Actuarial assumption of discount rates [member] Member ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember
483 Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases [member] Member ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreasesMember
484 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
485 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
486 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
487 Disclosure of other liabilities [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherLiabilitiesExplanatory
488 030 - Disclosure - Note 21 - Non-current Allowances and Provisions Network

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491 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
492 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
493 Disclosure of non-current allowances and provisions [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfNoncurrentAllowancesAndProvisionsTextBlock
494 031 - Disclosure - Note 22 - Current Allowances and Provisions Network

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497 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
498 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
499 Disclosure of current allowances and provisions [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfCurrentAllowancesAndProvisionsTextBlock
500 032 - Disclosure - Note 23 - Derivative Financial Instruments Network

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504 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
505 Disclosure of derivative financial instruments [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory
506 033 - Disclosure - Note 24 - Contingencies, Commitments and Restrictions On the Distribution of Profits Network

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510 CONFAB INDUSTRIAL S.A. and subsidiaries [member] Member ts:ConfabIndustrialSaAndSubsidiariesMember
511 TENARIS GLOBAL SERVICES S.A. and subsidiaries [member] Member ts:TenarisGlobalServicesSaAndSubsidiariesMember
512 TENARIS BAY CITY, INC. [member] Member ts:TenarisBayCityIncMember
513 SIDERCA S.A.I.C. and subsidiaries [member] Member ts:SidercaSaicAndSubsidiariesMember
514 Segeta [member] Member ts:SegetaMember
515 Tamsa [member] Member ts:TamsaMember
516 Ternium s.a. [member] Member ts:TerniumSAMember
517 Counterparties [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CounterpartiesAxis
518 Counterparties [member] Member ifrs-full:CounterpartiesMember
519 Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional [member] Member ts:CompanhiaSiderrgicaNacionalMember
520 Petroamazonas [member] Member ts:PetroamazonasMember
521 Contractor [member] Member ts:ContractorMember
522 Argentine state-owned company [member] Member ts:ArgentineStateownedCompanyMember
523 Mexican tax authorities [member] Member ts:MexicanTaxAuthoritiesMember
524 Tribunal de Contas da Uniao [member] Member ts:TribunalDeContasDaUniaoMember
525 Transportadora de Gas del Norte S.A. [member] Member ts:TransportadoraDeGasDelNorteSaMember
526 Praxair S.A. [member] Member ts:PraxairSAMember
527 Graftech [member] Member ts:GraftechMember
528 Vale International S.A. [member] Member ts:ValeInternationalSAMember
529 Canadian National Railway [member] Member ts:CanadianNationalRailwayMember
530 Air Liquide Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. [member] Member ts:AirLiquideMexicoSDeRLDeCVMember
531 Long term contracts with several customers and parent companies guarantees [member] Member ts:LongTermContractsWithSeveralCustomersAndParentCompaniesGuaranteesMember
532 Classes of contingent liabilities [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfContingentLiabilitiesAxis
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534 Legal proceedings contingent liability [member] Member ifrs-full:LegalProceedingsContingentLiabilityMember
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538 Counterparty Name [Axis] Axis srt:CounterpartyNameAxis
539 Counterparty Name [Domain] Member srt:RepurchaseAgreementCounterpartyNameDomain
540 Chubb [member] Member ts:ChubbMember
541 Veracel Celulose S.A. [member] Member ts:VeracelCeluloseSaMember
542 Associates [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis
543 Entity's total for associates [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForAssociatesMember
544 Techgen s.a. [member] Member ts:TechgenSAMember
545 Components of equity [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ComponentsOfEquityAxis
546 Equity [member] Member ifrs-full:EquityMember
547 Equity in accordance with Luxembourg law [member] Member ts:EquityInAccordanceWithLuxembourgLawMember
548 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
549 Disclosure of commitments and contingent liabilities [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCommitmentsAndContingentLiabilitiesExplanatory
550 034 - Disclosure - Note 25 - Acquisition of Subsidiaries Network

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556 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
557 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
558 Disclosure of business combinations [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsExplanatory
559 035 - Disclosure - Note 26 - Cash Flow Disclosures Network

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564 Disclosure of cash flow statement [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCashFlowStatementExplanatory
565 036 - Disclosure - Note 27 - Discontinued Operations Network

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570 Disclosure of non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNoncurrentAssetsHeldForSaleAndDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory
571 037 - Disclosure - Note 28 - Related Party Transactions Network

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574 Entity's total for related parties [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
575 San Faustin S.A. [member] Member ts:SanFaustinSaMember
576 Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] Member ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelOfEntityOrParentMember
577 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
578 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
579 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
580 Disclosure of related party [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRelatedPartyExplanatory
581 038 - Disclosure - Note 29 - Principal Subsidiaries Network

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584 Entity's total for subsidiaries [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSubsidiariesMember
585 HYDRIL COMPANY and subsidiaries [member] Member ts:HydrilCompanyAndSubsidiariesMember
586 Technical Drilling & Production Services Nigeria. Ltd [member] Member ts:TechnicalDrillingProductionServicesNigeriaLtdMember
587 Tenaris Supply Chain S.A. [member] Member ts:TenarisSupplyChainSaMember
588 Gepnaris S.A. [member] Member ts:GepnarisSaMember
589 Tubular Technical Services and Pipe Coaters [member] Member ts:TubularTechnicalServicesAndPipeCoatersMember
590 Amaja Tubular Services Limited [member] Member ts:AmajaTubularServicesLimitedMember
591 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
592 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
593 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
594 Disclosure of interests in subsidiaries [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInterestsInSubsidiariesExplanatory
595 039 - Disclosure - Note 30 - Nationalization of Venezuelan Subsidiaries Network

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599 Matesi Materiales Siderúrgicos S.A [member] Member ts:MatesiMaterialesSiderrgicosSaMember
600 Tavsa and Comsigua [member] Member ts:TavsaAndComsiguaMember
601 Counterparties [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CounterpartiesAxis
602 Counterparties [member] Member ifrs-full:CounterpartiesMember
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605 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
606 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
607 Disclosure of Nationalization of Subsidiaries [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfNationalizationOfSubsidiariesTextBlock
608 040 - Disclosure - Note 31 - Fees Paid to the Company's Principal Accountant Network

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611 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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613 Disclosure of additional information [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfAdditionalInformationExplanatory
614 041 - Disclosure - Note 32 - Subsequent Events Network

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617 Entity's total for business combinations [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForBusinessCombinationsMember
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635 042 - Disclosure - Note 33 - Update As of April 1, 2019 Network

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647 043 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) Network

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655 Description of accounting policy for segment reporting [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSegmentReportingExplanatory
656 Description of accounting policy for foreign currency translation [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForForeignCurrencyTranslationExplanatory
657 Description of accounting policy for property, plant and equipment [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
658 Description of accounting policy for intangible assets and goodwill [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory
659 Description of accounting policy for impairment of non-financial assets [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForImpairmentOfNonfinancialAssetsExplanatory
660 Description of accounting policy for investments other than investments accounted for using equity method [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethodExplanatory
661 Description of accounting policy for measuring inventories [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMeasuringInventories
662 Description of accounting policy for trade and other receivables [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTradeAndOtherReceivablesExplanatory
663 Description of accounting policy for determining components of cash and cash equivalents [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyToDetermineComponentsOfCashAndCashEquivalents
664 Description of accounting policy for issued capital [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIssuedCapitalExplanatory
665 Description of accounting policy for borrowings [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForBorrowingsExplanatory
666 Description of accounting policy for current and deferred income tax [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCurrentAndDeferredIncomeTaxTextBlock
667 Description of accounting policy for employee benefits [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory
668 Description of accounting policy for provisions [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForProvisionsExplanatory
669 Description of accounting policy for trade and other payables [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTradeAndOtherPayablesExplanatory
670 Description of accounting policy for recognition of revenue [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRecognitionOfRevenue
671 Description of accounting policy for expenses [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForExpensesExplanatory
672 Description of accounting policy for earnings per share [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEarningsPerShareExplanatory
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675 044 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies (Tables) Network

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681 Disclosure of detailed information about the estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutTheEstimatedUsefulLivesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTextBlock
682 045 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management (Tables) Network

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688 Disclosure of financial instruments by type of interest rate [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialInstrumentsByTypeOfInterestRateExplanatory
689 Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments at fair value by category and levels [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutFinancialInstrumentsAtFairValueByCategoryAndLevelsTextBlock
690 Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFairValueMeasurementOfAssetsExplanatory
691 046 - Disclosure - Note 1 - Segment Information (Tables) Network

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697 Disclosure of geographical areas [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGeographicalAreasExplanatory
698 047 - Disclosure - Note 2 - Cost of Sales (Tables) Network

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703 Disclosure of detailed information about cost of sales [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutCostOfSalesTextBlock
704 048 - Disclosure - Note 3 - Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (Tables) Network

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705 Statement Table [Table] Table

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709 Disclosure of detailed information about selling, general and administrative expenses [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesTextBlock
710 049 - Disclosure - Note 4 - Labor Costs - Labor Costs (Included in Cost of Sales and in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses) (Tables) Network

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711 Statement Table [Table] Table

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715 Disclosure of detailed information about labor costs [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutLaborCostsTextBlock
716 Disclosure of information about number of employees [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfInformationAboutNumberOfEmployeesTextBlock
717 050 - Disclosure - Note 5 - Other Operating Income and Expenses (Tables) Network

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722 Disclosure of detailed information about other operating income and expenses [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutOtherOperatingIncomeAndExpensesTextBlock
723 051 - Disclosure - Note 6 - Financial Results (Tables) Network

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728 Disclosure of detailed information about financial income (cost) [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutFinancialIncomeCost
729 052 - Disclosure - Note 7 - Income Tax (Tables) Network

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735 Disclosure of difference between income before tax and the theoretical amount that would arise using tax rate in each country [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDifferenceBetweenIncomeBeforeTaxAndTheTheoreticalAmountThatWouldAriseUsingTaxRateInEachCountryTextBlock
736 053 - Disclosure - Note 9 - Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables) Network

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741 Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
742 054 - Disclosure - Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) Network

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747 Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory
748 Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInformationForIndividualAssetOrCashgeneratingUnitWithSignificantAmountOfGoodwillOrIntangibleAssetsWithIndefiniteUsefulLivesExplanatory
749 055 - Disclosure - Note 11 - Investments in Non-consolidated Companies (Tables) Network

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753 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
754 Disclosure of detailed information about investments in non-consolidated companies [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutInvestmentsInNonconsolidatedCompaniesTextBlock
755 Disclosure of detailed information about principal non-consolidated companies [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutPrincipalNonconsolidatedCompaniesTextBlock
756 Disclosure of detailed information about selected financial information [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutSelectedFinancialInformationTextBlock
757 056 - Disclosure - Note 12 - Receivables - Non Current (Tables) Network

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761 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
762 Disclosure of detailed information about non-current receivables [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutNoncurrentReceivablesTextBlock
763 057 - Disclosure - Note 13 - Inventories (Tables) Network

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768 Disclosure of detailed information about inventories [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutInventoriesTextBlock
769 058 - Disclosure - Note 14 - Receivables and Prepayments (Tables) Network

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774 Disclosure of detailed information about receivables and prepayments [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutReceivablesAndPrepaymentsTextBlock
775 059 - Disclosure - Note 15 - Current Tax Assets and Liabilities (Tables) Network

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781 Disclosure of detailed information about tax liabilities [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutTaxLiabilitiesTextBlock
782 060 - Disclosure - Note 16 - Trade Receivables, Net (Tables) Network

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786 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
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788 Disclosure if detailed information about the aging of trade receivables [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureIfDetailedInformationAboutTheAgingOfTradeReceivablesTextBlock
789 061 - Disclosure - Note 17 - Cash and Cash Equivalents and Other Investments (Tables) Network

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792 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
793 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
794 Detailed disclosure of cash and cash equivalents and other investments [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DetailedDisclosureOfCashAndCashEquivalentsAndOtherInvestmentsTextBlock
795 062 - Disclosure - Note 18 - Borrowings (Tables) Network

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801 Disclosure of detailed information about the maturity of borrowings [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutTheMaturityOfBorrowingsTextBlock
802 Disclosure of detailed information about significant borrowings [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutSignificantBorrowingsTextBlock
803 Disclosure of detailed information about weighted average interest rates of borrowings [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutWeightedAverageInterestRatesOfBorrowingsTextBlock
804 Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings by currency and rate [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsByCurrencyAndRateTextBlock
805 Disclosure of borrowings evolution [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfBorrowingsEvolutionTextBlock
806 063 - Disclosure - Note 19 - Deferred Income Tax (Tables) Network

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812 Disclosure of recovery analysis of deferred tax assets and liabilities [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfRecoveryAnalysisOfDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesTextBlock
813 Deferred tax [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DeferredTaxTextBlock
814 064 - Disclosure - Note 20 - Other Liabilities (Tables) Network

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819 Disclosure of other non-current liabilities [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesExplanatory
820 Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetExplanatory
821 Disclosure of actuarial assumptions [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfActuarialAssumptionsTextBlock
822 Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFairValueOfPlanAssetsExplanatory
823 065 - Disclosure - Note 21 - Non-current Allowances and Provisions (Tables) Network

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826 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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829 Disclosure of detailed information about non-current allowances and provisions from liabilities [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutNoncurrentAllowancesAndProvisionsFromLiabilitiesTextBlock
830 066 - Disclosure - Note 22 - Current Allowances and Provisions (Tables) Network

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833 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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835 Disclosure of detailed information about current allowances and provisions deducted from assets [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutCurrentAllowancesAndProvisionsDeductedFromAssetsTextBlock
836 Disclosure of detailed information about current allowances and provisions from liabilities [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutCurrentAllowancesAndProvisionsFromLiabilitiesTextBlock
837 067 - Disclosure - Note 23 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables) Network

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841 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
842 Disclosure of detailed information about derivative financial instruments [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsTextBlock
843 Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutHedgedItemsExplanatory
844 Disclosure of detailed information of the hedge reserve evolution [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationOfTheHedgeReserveEvolutionTextBlock
845 068 - Disclosure - Note 24 - Contingencies, Commitments and Restrictions On the Distribution of Profits (Tables) Network

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851 Disclosure of detailed information about distributable retained earnings [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutDistributableRetainedEarningsTextBlock
852 069 - Disclosure - Note 26 - Cash Flow Disclosures (Tables) Network

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857 Disclosure of detailed information about cash flow disclosures [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutCashFlowDisclosuresTextBlock
858 070 - Disclosure - Note 27 - Discontinued Operations (Tables) Network

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862 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
863 Disclosure of discontinued operations net income components [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfDiscontinuedOperationsNetIncomeComponentsTextBlock
864 Disclosure of sale of discontinued operations [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ts:DisclosureOfSaleOfDiscontinuedOperationsTextBlock
865 Disclosure of discontinued operations [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory
866 071 - Disclosure - Note 28 - Related Party Transactions (Tables) Network

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870 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
871 Disclosure of transactions between related parties [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTransactionsBetweenRelatedPartiesExplanatory
872 072 - Disclosure - Note 29 - Principal Subsidiaries (Tables) Network

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878 073 - Disclosure - Note 31 - Fees Paid to the Company's Principal Accountant (Tables) Network

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884 074 - Disclosure - Note 32 - Subsequent Events (Tables) Network

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893 075 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies (Details Textual) Network

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992 Dilutive effect of share options on number of ordinary shares Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:DilutiveEffectOfShareOptionsOnNumberOfOrdinaryShares
993 076 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies - Carrying Amounts of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) Network

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1015 Closing balance December 31, 2017 - IAS 39 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssets
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1017 Reclassified fixed income from FVPL to amortized cost Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ReclassificationOfFinancialAssetsOutOfMeasuredAtFairValueIntoMeasuredAtAmortisedCost
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1023 077 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) Network

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1037 078 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management (Details Textual) Network

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1087 079 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management - Financial Assets and Liabilities Which Impact Profit and Loss (Details) Network

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1097 080 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management - Proportions of Variable-rate and Fixed-rate Debt (Details) Network

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1108 081 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management - Financial Instruments and Classification Within the Fair Value Hierarchy (Details) Network

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1167 Trade payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
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1171 Other liabilities current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentLiabilities
1172 082 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management - Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities (Details) Network

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1173 Statement Table [Table] Table

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1183 At the end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
1184 083 - Disclosure - Note 1 - Segment Information (Details Textual) Network

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1202 Percentage of entity's revenue Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:PercentageOfEntitysRevenue
1203 Non-current financial assets available-for-sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinancialAssetsAvailableforsale
1204 Contract liabilities at end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ContractLiabilities
1205 084 - Disclosure - Note 1 - Segment Information - Reportable Operating Segments (Details) Network

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1214 Discontinued operations [member] Member ifrs-full:DiscontinuedOperationsMember
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1216 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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1219 Management view - operating income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:ManagementViewOperatingIncome
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1221 Direct cost and others Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:DifferencesInDirectCostsAndOthersUnderManagementView
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1223 Differences in depreciation and amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:ManagementViewDifferencesInDepreciationAndAmortization
1224 Differences in selling, general and administrative expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:ManagementViewDifferencesInSellingGeneralAndAdiministrativeExpenses
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1227 Financial income (expense), net Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:FinanceIncomeCost
1228 Income before equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies and income tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:LossIncomeBeforeEquityInEarningsOfNonconsolidatedCompaniesAndIncomeTax
1229 Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
1230 Income before income tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
1231 Capital expenditures Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
1232 Depreciation and amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense
1233 085 - Disclosure - Note 1 - Segment Information - Geographical Information (Details) Network

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1248 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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1250 Net sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:Revenue
1251 Total assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
1252 Trade receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTradeReceivables
1253 Property, plant and equipment, net Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
1254 Capital expenditures Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
1255 Depreciation and amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense
1256 086 - Disclosure - Note 2 - Cost of Sales (Details Textual) Network

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1261 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1262 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1263 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1264 Total current inventories Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Inventories
1265 087 - Disclosure - Note 2 - Cost of Sales - Components of Cost of Sales (Details) Network

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1268 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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1271 Raw materials, energy, consumables and other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesRawMaterialsEnergyConsumablesAndOther
1272 Services and fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesServicesAndFees
1273 Labor cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesLaborCost
1274 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesDepreciationOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1275 Amortization of intangible assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesAmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
1276 Maintenance expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesMaintenanceExpenses
1277 Allowance for obsolescence Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesAllowanceForObsolescence
1278 Taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesTaxes
1279 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesOther
1280 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
1281 Less: Inventories at the end of the year (*) Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:InventoriesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
1282 From discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:CostOfSalesDiscontinuedOperations
1283 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CostOfSales
1284 088 - Disclosure - Note 3 - Selling, General and Administrative Expenses - Components of Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (Details) Network

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1290 Labor cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesLaborCost
1291 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesDepreciationOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1292 Selling, general and administrative expenses, amortization of intangible assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesAmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
1293 Commissions, freight and other selling expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesCommissionsFreightAndOtherSellingExpenses
1294 Provisions for contingencies Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesProvisionsForContingencies
1295 Allowances for doubtful accounts Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesAllowancesForDoubtfulAccounts
1296 Taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesTaxes
1297 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesOther
1298 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
1299 From discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesDiscontinuedOperations
1300 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
1301 089 - Disclosure - Note 4 - Labor Costs - Summary of Labor Costs (Included in Cost of Sales and in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses) (Details) Network

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1304 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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1307 Severance indemnities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TerminationBenefitsExpense
1308 Defined contribution plans Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PostemploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlans
1309 Pension benefits - defined benefit plans Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PostemploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedBenefitPlans
1310 Employee retention and long term incentive program Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherLongtermBenefits
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1312 From discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:EmployeeBenefitsExpenseDiscontinuedOperations
1313 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:EmployeeBenefitsExpense
1314 090 - Disclosure - Note 4 - Labor Costs - Labor Costs (Included in Cost of Sales and in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses) - Number of Employees (Details) Network

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1332 Continuing operations [member] Member ifrs-full:ContinuingOperationsMember
1333 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1334 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1335 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
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1337 091 - Disclosure - Note 5 - Other Operating Income and Expenses - Components of Other Operating Income and Expenses (Details) Network

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1340 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1341 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1342 Other operating income: Abstract ts:OtherOperatingIncomeAbstract
1343 Net income from other sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:OtherOperatingIncomeNetIncomeFromOtherSales
1344 Net rents Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:OtherOperatingIncomeNetRents
1345 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:MiscellaneousOtherOperatingIncome
1346 Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherIncome
1347 Other operating expenses: Abstract ts:OtherOperatingExpensesAbstract
1348 Contributions to welfare projects and non-profits organizations Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:OtherOperatingExpenseContributionsToWelfareProjectsAndNonprofitsOrganizations
1349 Loss on fixed assets and material supplies disposed / scrapped Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:LossesOnDisposalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1350 Allowance for doubtful receivables Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:OtherOperatingExpensesAllowanceForDoubtfulReceivables
1351 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:MiscellaneousOtherOperatingExpense
1352 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:OtherExpenseIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
1353 From discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:OtherOperatingExpenseDiscontinuedOperations
1354 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherExpenseByFunction
1355 092 - Disclosure - Note 6 - Financial Results (Details Textual) Network

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1359 Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, category [member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossCategoryMember
1360 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1361 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1362 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1363 Interest income (expense) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InterestRevenueExpense
1364 093 - Disclosure - Note 6 - Financial Results - Financial Income (Cost) (Details) Network

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1367 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1368 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1369 Interest Income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromInterest
1370 Net result on changes in FV of financial assets at FVTPL Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:NetFinancialIncomeOnChangesInFVOfFinancialAssetsAtFVTPL
1371 Finance income (*) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:FinanceIncome
1372 Finance cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
1373 Net foreign exchange transactions results (**) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:NetForeignExchangeTransactionResults
1374 Foreign exchange derivatives contracts results (***) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:ForeignExchangeDerivativesContractsResults
1375 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:OtherForeignExchangeResults
1376 Other financial results Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:OtherFinancialIncomeCost
1377 Net financial results Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:FinanceIncomeCostContinuingOperations
1378 From discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:FinanceIncomeCostDiscontinuedOperations
1379 Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:FinanceIncomeCost
1380 094 - Disclosure - Note 7 - Income Tax (Details Textual) Network

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1386 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1387 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1388 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1389 After tax effect of expense not deductible in determining profit (loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:AfterTaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingProfitLoss
1390 Deferred tax expense (income) relating to tax rate changes or imposition of new taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToTaxRateChangesOrImpositionOfNewTaxes
1391 Deferred tax expense (income) relating to origination and reversal of temporary differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToOriginationAndReversalOfTemporaryDifferences
1392 095 - Disclosure - Note 7 - Income Tax - Summary of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) Network

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1397 Current tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxExpenseIncome
1398 Deferred tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncome
1399 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:IncomeTaxesAccrued
1400 From discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:TaxExpenseRelatingToProfitLossFromOrdinaryActivitiesAndDiscontinuanceOfDiscontinuedOperations
1401 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
1402 096 - Disclosure - Note 7 - Income Tax - Summary of Differences Between Income Tax and Theoretical Amount Using Tax Rate in Each Country (Details) Network

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1408 Tax calculated at the tax rate in each country Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxExpenseIncomeAtApplicableTaxRate
1409 Non taxable income / Non deductible expenses, net Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:TaxEffectOfRevenuesExemptFromTaxationAndExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss
1410 Changes in the tax rates Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxEffectFromChangeInTaxRate
1411 Effect of currency translation on tax base Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
1412 Accrual / Utilization of previously unrecognized tax losses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfTaxLosses
1413 Tax charge Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
1414 097 - Disclosure - Note 8 - Dividends Distribution (Details Textual) Network

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1420 Dividends payable, amount per ads Concept (Share) As Of ts:DividendsPayableAmountPerADS
1421 Dividends recognised as distributions to owners Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsPaid
1422 Dividends payable, amount per share including interim dividend Concept (Share) As Of ts:DividendsPayableAmountPerShareIncludingInterimDividend
1423 Dividends payable, amount per ads including interim dividend Concept (Share) As Of ts:DividendsPayableAmountPerAdsIncludingInterimDividend
1424 Dividends paid, ordinary shares per share Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:DividendsPaidOrdinarySharesPerShare
1425 Dividends paid, per ads Concept (Share) For Period ts:DividendsPaidPerADS
1426 098 - Disclosure - Note 9 - Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details Textual) Network

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1432 Property, plant and equipment, capitalized interest rate Concept (Percent) For Period ts:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentCapitalizedInterestRate
1433 099 - Disclosure - Note 9 - Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Components of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details) Network

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1445 Spare parts and equipment [member] Member ts:SparePartsAndEquipmentMember
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1447 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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1450 Translation differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1451 Additions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1452 Disposals / Consumptions Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DisposalsAndRetirementsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1453 Transfers / Reclassifications Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1454 Depreciation charge Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1455 End of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
1456 Increase due to business combinations (*) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1457 100 - Disclosure - Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net (Details Textual) Network

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1466 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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1468 Goodwill at end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Goodwill
1469 101 - Disclosure - Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net - Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) Network

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1473 Gross carrying amount [member] Member ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
1474 Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member] Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember
1475 Classes of intangible assets and goodwill [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAxis
1476 Intangible assets and goodwill [member] Member ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillMember
1477 Information system projects [member] Member ts:InformationSystemProjectsMember
1478 Licenses, patents and trademarks [member] Member ts:LicensesPatentsAndTrademarksMember
1479 Goodwill [member] Member ifrs-full:GoodwillMember
1480 Customer-related intangible assets [member] Member ifrs-full:CustomerrelatedIntangibleAssetsMember
1481 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1482 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1483 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1484 Values at the beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1485 Translation differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1486 Additions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1487 Transfers / Reclassifications Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1488 Disposals Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DisposalsIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1489 Amortization charge Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1490 Increase due to business combinations (**) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1491 Values at the end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1492 102 - Disclosure - Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net - Goodwill Allocated by CGU (Details) Network

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1495 Segments [member] Member ifrs-full:SegmentsMember
1496 Tubes [member] Member ts:TubesMember
1497 All other segments [member] Member ifrs-full:AllOtherSegmentsMember
1498 Business combinations [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BusinessCombinationsAxis
1499 Entity's total for business combinations [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForBusinessCombinationsMember
1500 Maverick acquisition [member] Member ts:MaverickAcquisitionMember
1501 Hydrill acquisition [member] Member ts:HydrillAcquisitionMember
1502 Cash-generating units [axis] Axis ifrs-full:IndividualAssetsOrCashgeneratingUnitsWithSignificantAmountOfGoodwillOrIntangibleAssetsWithIndefiniteUsefulLivesAxis
1503 Entity's total for cash-generating units [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForCashgeneratingUnitsMember
1504 OCTG (USA) [member] Member ts:OctgUsaMember
1505 Tamsa (Hydril and other) [member] Member ts:TamsaHydrilAndOtherMember
1506 Siderca (Hydril and other) [member] Member ts:SidercaHydrilAndOtherMember
1507 Hydril [member] Member ts:HydrilMember
1508 Coiled Tubing [member] Member ts:CoiledTubingMember
1509 CONFAB INDUSTRIAL S.A. and subsidiaries [member] Member ts:ConfabIndustrialSaAndSubsidiariesMember
1510 Other CGU [member] Member ts:OtherCguMember
1511 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1512 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1513 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1514 Goodwill Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Goodwill
1515 103 - Disclosure - Note 11 - Investments in Non-consolidated Companies (Details Textual) Network

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1518 Entity's total for associates [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForAssociatesMember
1519 Ternium and Usiminas [member] Member ts:TerniumAndUsiminasMember
1520 Usiminas [member] Member ts:UsiminasMember
1521 Ternium s.a. [member] Member ts:TerniumSAMember
1522 Techgen s.a. [member] Member ts:TechgenSAMember
1523 Subsidiaries [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis
1524 Entity's total for subsidiaries [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSubsidiariesMember
1525 CONFAB INDUSTRIAL S.A. and subsidiaries [member] Member ts:ConfabIndustrialSaAndSubsidiariesMember
1526 Ternium s.a. [member] Member ts:TerniumSAMember
1527 Classes of share capital [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis
1528 Share capital [member] Member ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalMember
1529 Ordinary shares [member] Member ifrs-full:OrdinarySharesMember
1530 Preference shares [member] Member ifrs-full:PreferenceSharesMember
1531 Categories of related parties [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
1532 Entity's total for related parties [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
1533 San Faustin S.A. [member] Member ts:SanFaustinSaMember
1534 Categories of financial assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis
1535 Financial assets, category [member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsCategoryMember
1536 Subsidiary loans [member] Member ts:SubsidiaryLoansMember
1537 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1538 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1539 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1540 Dividends received from associates, classified as investing activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsReceivedFromAssociatesClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
1541 Proportion of voting rights held in associate Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingPowerHeldInAssociate
1542 Closing price, per ads Concept (Share) As Of ts:ClosingPricePerADS
1543 Fair value of investments in associates for which there are quoted market prices Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FairValueOfInvestmentsInAssociatesWherePriceQuotationsPublished
1544 Total investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates
1545 Closing price, per share Concept (Share) As Of ts:ClosingPricePerShare
1546 Proportion of ownership interest in associate Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInAssociate
1547 Transportation capacity agreement, purchasing capacity of natural gas per day Concept (Pure) As Of ts:TransportationCapacityAgreementPurchasingCapacityOfNaturalGasPerDay
1548 Provision for exposure to transportation capacity agreements Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:ProvisionForExposureToTransportationCapacityAgreements
1549 Provision for exposure to purchase and other service agreements Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:ProvisionForExposureToPurchaseAndOtherServiceAgreements
1550 Provision for exposure to the purchase of clean energy certificates Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:ProvisionForExposureToThePurchaseOfCleanEnergyCertificates
1551 Proportion of corporate guarantee covering obligations Concept (Percent) As Of ts:ProportionOfCorporateGuaranteeCoveringObligations
1552 Amount of loan partially guaranteed Concept (Monetary) As Of ts:AmountOfLoanPartiallyGuaranteed
1553 Provision of partial guarantee or collateral by entity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:ProvisionOfPartialGuaranteeOrCollateralByEntity
1554 Cash advances and loans made to related parties Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:CashAdvancesAndLoansMadeToRelatedParties
1555 Proceeds From (Repayments of Loans) Receivable From Related Parties Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLoansReceivableFromRelatedParties
1556 Loans and receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:LoansAndReceivables
1557 104 - Disclosure - Note 11 - Investments in Non-consolidated Companies - Summary of Investments in Non-consolidated Companies (Details) Network

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1560 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1561 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1562 At the beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates
1563 Translation differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationAttributableToNonconsolidatedCompanies
1564 Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsInNonconsolidatedCompanies
1565 Dividends and distributions received (*) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:DividendsDeclaredByNonconsolidatedCompanies
1566 Decrease / increase in equity reserves and others Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:ShareOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethodIncludingDividendsDeclaredNetOfTax
1567 At the end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates
1568 105 - Disclosure - Note 11 - Investments in Non-consolidated Companies - Principal Non-consolidated Companies (Details) Network

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1569 Statement Table [Table] Table

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1571 Entity's total for associates [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForAssociatesMember
1572 Ternium s.a. [member] Member ts:TerniumSAMember
1573 Usiminas [member] Member ts:UsiminasMember
1574 Other [member] Member ts:OtherMember
1575 Geographical areas [axis] Axis ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasAxis
1576 Geographical areas [member] Member ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasMember
1577 LUXEMBOURG Member country:LU
1578 BRAZIL Member country:BR
1579 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1580 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1581 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1582 Percentage of ownership Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInAssociate
1583 Value Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates
1584 106 - Disclosure - Note 11 - Investments in Non-consolidated Companies - Summary of Selected Financial Information (Details) Network

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1587 Entity's total for associates [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForAssociatesMember
1588 Ternium s.a. [member] Member ts:TerniumSAMember
1589 Usiminas [member] Member ts:UsiminasMember
1590 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1591 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1592 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1593 Non-current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssets
1594 Current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
1595 Total assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
1596 Non-current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
1597 Current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities
1598 Total liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Liabilities
1599 Non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterests
1600 Revenues Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:Revenue
1601 Gross profit Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GrossProfit
1602 Net income for the year attributable to owners of the parent Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1603 Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax, attributable to owners of the parent Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1604 107 - Disclosure - Note 12 - Receivables - Non Current - Components of Receivables Non Current (Details) Network

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1605 Statement Table [Table] Table

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1606 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1607 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1608 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1609 Receivables from related parties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentReceivablesDueFromRelatedParties
1610 Receivable Venezuelan subsidiaries Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:ReceivablesFromInterestInVenezuelanCompanies
1611 Tax credits Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentReceivablesFromTaxesOtherThanIncomeTax
1612 Legal deposits Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentPrepayments
1613 Employee advances and loans Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:NoncurrentReceivablesEmployeeAdvancesAndLoans
1614 Advances to suppliers and other advances Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:NoncurrentReceivablesAdvancesToSuppliersAndOtherAdvances
1615 Others Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentReceivables
1616 Non-current derivative financial assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets
1617 Government entities Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:NoncurrentReceivablesGovernmentEntities
1618 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:TradeAndOtherNoncurrentReceivablesBeforeTheAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts
1619 Allowances for doubtful accounts (see Note 21 (i)) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:TradeAndOtherNoncurrentReceivablesAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts
1620 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentReceivables
1621 108 - Disclosure - Note 13 - Inventories - Components of Inventories (Details) Network

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1622 Statement Table [Table] Table

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1623 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1624 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1625 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1626 Finished goods Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinishedGoods
1627 Goods in process Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:WorkInProgress
1628 Raw materials Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:RawMaterials
1629 Supplies Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:ProductionSupplies
1630 Goods in transit Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentInventoriesInTransit
1631 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:InventoriesGross
1632 Allowance for obsolescence (see Note 22 (i)) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:InventoriesAllowanceForObsolescence
1633 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Inventories
1634 109 - Disclosure - Note 14 - Receivables and Prepayments - Summary of Receivables and Prepayments (Details) Network

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1635 Statement Table [Table] Table

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1636 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1637 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1638 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1639 Prepaid expenses and other receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:ReceivablesAndPrepaymentsPrepaidExpensesAndOtherReceivables
1640 Government entities Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:ReceivablesAndPrepaymentsGovernmentEntities
1641 Employee advances and loans Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:ReceivablesAndPrepaymentsEmployeeAdvancesAndLoans
1642 Advances to suppliers and other advances Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:ReceivablesAndPrepaymentsAdvancesToSuppliersAndOtherAdvances
1643 Government tax refunds on exports Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:ReceivablesAndPrepaymentsGovernmentTaxRefundsOnExports
1644 Receivables from related parties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:ReceivablesAndPrepaymentsReceivablesFromRelatedParties
1645 Miscellaneous Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:ReceivablesAndPrepaymentsMiscellaneous
1646 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:ReceivablesAndPrepaymentsGross
1647 Allowance for other doubtful accounts (see Note 22 (i)) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:AllowanceForOtherDoubtfulAccounts
1648 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentPrepaymentsAndOtherCurrentAssets
1649 110 - Disclosure - Note 15 - Current Tax Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Current Tax Assets (Details) Network

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1651 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1652 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1653 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1654 V.A.T. credits Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentValueAddedTaxReceivables
1655 Prepaid taxes Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:CurrentPrepaidTaxes
1656 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent
1657 111 - Disclosure - Note 15 - Current Tax Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Current Tax Liabilities (Details) Network

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1659 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1660 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1661 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1662 Income tax liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:CurrentIncomeTaxLiabilities
1663 V.A.T. liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentValueAddedTaxPayables
1664 Other taxes Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:CurrentOtherTaxLiabilities
1665 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
1666 112 - Disclosure - Note 16 - Trade Receivables, Net - Summary of Current Trade Receivables (Details) Network

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1667 Statement Table [Table] Table

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1668 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1669 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1670 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1671 Current accounts Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesCurrentAccounts
1672 Receivables from related parties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentReceivablesDueFromRelatedParties
1673 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesGross
1674 Allowance for doubtful accounts (see Note 22 (i)) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts
1675 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTradeReceivables
1676 113 - Disclosure - Note 16 - Trade Receivables, Net - Summary of the Aging of Trade Receivables (Details) Network

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1677 Statement Table [Table] Table

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1678 Classes of assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsAxis
1679 Assets [member] Member ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsMember
1680 Current trade receivables, not due [member] Member ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesNotDueMember
1681 Current trade receivables, past due, less than 180 days [member] Member ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesPastDueLessThan180DaysMember
1682 Current trade receivables, past due, greater than 180 days [member] Member ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesPastDueGreaterThan180DaysMember
1683 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1684 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1685 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1686 Guaranteed Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesGuaranteed
1687 Not guaranteed Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesNotGuaranteed
1688 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesGross
1689 Expected loss rate Concept (Percent) As Of ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesExpectedLossRate
1690 Allowances for doubtful accounts Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:AllowanceForDoubfulAccountsNetOfNominativeAllowances
1691 Nominative allowances for doubtful accounts Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesNominativeAllowancesForDoubtfulAccounts
1692 Net Value Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTradeReceivables
1693 Effect of adoption of new standard Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesEffectOfNewAccountingStandard
1694 Net Value after adoption of new standard Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:CurrentTradeReceivablesNetOfNewAccountingStandardAdjustment
1695 114 - Disclosure - Note 17 - Cash and Cash Equivalents and Other Investments - Components of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Other Investments (Details) Network

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1696 Statement Table [Table] Table

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1697 Investment [Axis] Axis invest:InvestmentAxis
1698 Investment [Domain] Member invest:InvestmentDomain
1699 Fixed Income (time-deposit, zero coupon bonds, commercial papers) [member] Member ts:FixedIncomeTimedepositZeroCouponBondsCommercialPapersMember
1700 Bonds and other fixed income [member] Member ts:BondsAndOtherFixedIncomeMember
1701 Other investments [member] Member ts:OtherInvestments1Member
1702 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1703 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1704 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1705 Cash and cash equivalents: Abstract ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsAbstract
1706 Cash at banks Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:BalancesWithBanks
1707 Liquidity funds Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:ShorttermDepositsClassifiedAsCashEquivalents
1708 Short – term investments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:ShorttermInvestmentsClassifiedAsCashEquivalents
1709 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
1710 Other investments - current: Abstract ts:OtherInvestmentsCurrentAbstract
1711 Other investments - current Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentInvestments
1712 Other investments - Non-current: Abstract ts:OtherInvestmentsNoncurrentAbstract
1713 Other investments - non-current Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
1714 115 - Disclosure - Note 18 - Borrowings - Non-current and Current Borrowings (Details) Network

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1716 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
1717 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
1718 Bank borrowings [member] Member ts:BankBorrowingsMember
1719 Finance lease liabilities [member] Member ts:FinanceLeaseLiabilitiesMember
1720 Bank overdrafts [member] Member ts:BankOverdrafts1Member
1721 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1722 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1723 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1724 Non-current borrowings before costs of issue of debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:NoncurrentBorrowingsBeforeCostsOfIssueOfDebt
1725 Non-current costs of issue of debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:NoncurrentCostsOfIssueOfDebt
1726 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LongtermBorrowings
1727 Current borrowings before costs of issue of debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:CurrentBorrowingsBeforeCostsOfIssueOfDebt
1728 Current costs of issue of debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:CurrentCostsOfIssueOfDebt
1729 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
1730 Total Borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Borrowings
1731 116 - Disclosure - Note 18 - Borrowings - Maturity of Borrowings (Details) Network

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1733 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
1734 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
1735 Finance lease liabilities [member] Member ts:FinanceLeaseLiabilitiesMember
1736 Other borrowings [member] Member ts:OtherBorrowingsMember
1737 Maturity [axis] Axis ifrs-full:MaturityAxis
1738 Aggregated time bands [member] Member ifrs-full:AggregatedTimeBandsMember
1739 Not later than one year [member] Member ifrs-full:NotLaterThanOneYearMember
1740 Later than one year and not later than two years [member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember
1741 Later than two years and not later than three years [member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember
1742 Later than three years and not later than four years [member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember
1743 Later than four years and not later than five years [member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember
1744 Later than five years [member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanFiveYearsMember
1745 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1746 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1747 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1748 Total borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Borrowings
1749 Interest to be accrued (*) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:InterestPayable
1750 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:BorrowingsIncludingInterestToBeAccrued
1751 117 - Disclosure - Note 18 - Borrowings - Significant Borrowings as of Closing Date (Details) Network

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1753 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
1754 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
1755 Significant borrowings as of closing date [member] Member ts:SignificantBorrowingsAsOfClosingDateMember
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1764 Significant borrowings as of closing date Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Borrowings
1765 118 - Disclosure - Note 18 - Borrowings - Weighted Average Interest Rates of Borrowings (Details) Network

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1771 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1772 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1773 Total borrowings, weighted average interest rates Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:BorrowingsInterestRate
1774 119 - Disclosure - Note 18 - Borrowings - Borrowings by Currency and Rate (Details) Network

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1781 Mexico, Pesos Member currency:MXN
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1785 Fixed interest rate [member] Member ifrs-full:FixedInterestRateMember
1786 Floating interest rate [member] Member ifrs-full:FloatingInterestRateMember
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1788 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1789 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1790 Borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LongtermBorrowings
1791 Borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
1792 120 - Disclosure - Note 18 - Borrowings - Borrowings Evolution (Details) Network

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1795 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1796 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
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1798 At the beginning of the year, current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
1799 Translation differences, noncurrent Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:EffectOfTranslationDifferencesOnLongtermBorrowings
1800 Translation differences, current Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:EffectOfTranslationDifferencesOnCurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
1801 Proceeds and repayments, net, noncurrent Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:EffectOfNetProceedsAndRepaymentsOnLongtermBorrowings
1802 Proceeds and repayments, net, current Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:EffectOfNetProceedsAndRepaymentsOnCurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
1803 Interests Accrued less payments, noncurrent Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:EffectOfInterestsAccruedNetOfPaymentsOnLongtermBorrowings
1804 Interests Accrued less payments, current Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:EffectOfInterestsAccruedNetOfPaymentsOnCurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
1805 Reclassifications, noncurrent Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:EffectOfReclassificationsOnLongtermBorrowings
1806 Reclassifications, current Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:EffectOfReclassificationsOnCurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
1807 Overdrafts variation, noncurrent Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:EffectOfOverdraftsVariationOnLongtermBorrowings
1808 Overdrafts variation, current Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:EffectOfOverdraftsVariationOnCurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
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1810 At the end of the year, current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
1811 121 - Disclosure - Note 19 - Deferred Income Tax (Details Textual) Network

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1814 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1815 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
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1817 122 - Disclosure - Note 19 - Deferred Income Tax - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) Network

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1821 Deferred tax liabilities, fixed assets [member] Member ts:DeferredTaxLiabilitiesFixedAssetsMember
1822 Deferred tax liabilities, inventory [member] Member ts:DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInventoryMember
1823 Deferred tax liabilities, intangible and other assets [member] Member ts:DeferredTaxLiabilitiesIntangibleAndOtherAssetsMember
1824 Deferred tab liabilities [member] Member ts:DeferredTabLiabilitiesMember
1825 Classes of assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsAxis
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1827 Deferred tax assets, provisions and allowances [member] Member ts:DeferredTaxAssetsProvisionsAndAllowancesMember
1828 Deferred tax assets, inventory [member] Member ts:DeferredTaxAssetsInventoryMember
1829 Deferred tax assets, tax loss [member] Member ts:DeferredTaxAssetsTaxLossMember
1830 Deferred tax assets, other [member] Member ts:DeferredTaxAssetsOtherMember
1831 Deferred tax assets [member] Member ts:DeferredTaxAssetsMember
1832 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1833 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1834 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1835 At the beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
1836 Effect of adoption of new standards Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:DeferredTaxLiabilityIncreaseDecreaseDueToAdoptionOfNewAccountingStandards
1837 Translation differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
1838 Charged directly to other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
1839 Income statement charge Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
1840 Effect of adoption of new standards Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:DeferredTaxAssetIncreaseDecreaseDueToAdoptionOfNewAccountingStandards
1841 At the end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
1842 Effect of adoption of new standards Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:DeferredTaxLiabilityIncreaseDecreaseDueToAdoptionOfNewAccountingStandards
1843 123 - Disclosure - Note 19 - Deferred Income Tax - Recovery Analysis of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) Network

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1846 Aggregated time bands [member] Member ifrs-full:AggregatedTimeBandsMember
1847 Later than one year [member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanOneYearMember
1848 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1849 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1850 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1851 Deferred tax assets to be recovered after 12 months Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
1852 Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered after 12 months Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
1853 124 - Disclosure - Note 19 - Deferred Income Tax - Net Deferred Tax Liabilities (Assets) (Details) Network

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1856 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1857 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1858 Deferred tax assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
1859 Deferred tax liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
1860 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
1861 125 - Disclosure - Note 20 - Other Liabilities (Details Textual) Network

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1863 Defined benefit plans [axis] Axis ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansAxis
1864 Defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansMember
1865 Unfunded post-employment benefits [member] Member ts:UnfundedPostemploymentBenefitsMember
1866 Funded post-employment benefits [member] Member ts:FundedPostemploymentBenefitsMember
1867 Actuarial assumptions [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionsAxis
1868 Actuarial assumptions [member] Member ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionsMember
1869 Actuarial assumption of discount rates [member] Member ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember
1870 Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases [member] Member ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreasesMember
1871 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1872 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1873 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1874 Actuarial losses (gains) arising from changes in demographic assumptions, net defined benefit liability (asset) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInDemographicAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1875 Actuarial losses (gains) arising from changes in financial assumptions, net defined benefit liability (asset) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1876 Percentage of reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption
1877 Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInActuarialAssumption
1878 Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption
1879 Overfunded Plan Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:OverfundedPlan
1880 Percentage of reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption
1881 Estimate of contributions expected to be paid to plan for next annual reporting period Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:EstimateOfContributionsExpectedToBePaidToPlan
1882 126 - Disclosure - Note 20 - Other Liabilities - Other Noncurrent Liabilities (Details) Network

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1885 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1886 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1887 Post-employment benefits Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:NoncurrentPostemploymentBenefits
1888 Other-long term benefits Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:OtherNoncurrentBenefits
1889 Miscellaneous Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:OtherNoncurrentMiscellaneousLiabilities
1890 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentLiabilities
1891 Payroll and social security payable Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:CurrentEmployeeRelatedLiabilities
1892 Miscellaneous Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:OtherCurrentMiscellaneousLiabilities
1893 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentLiabilities
1894 127 - Disclosure - Note 20 - Other Liabilities - Post-employment benefits (Details) Network

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1897 Defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansMember
1898 Unfunded post-employment benefits [member] Member ts:UnfundedPostemploymentBenefitsMember
1899 Funded post-employment benefits [member] Member ts:FundedPostemploymentBenefitsMember
1900 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1901 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1902 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1903 Values at the beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans
1904 Translation differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1905 Current service cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1906 Interest cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1907 Curtailments and settlements Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:IncreaseDecreaseFromCurtailmentsAndSettlementsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1908 Remeasurements (*) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:GainLossOnRemeasurementOfNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1909 Benefits paid from the plan Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1910 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughOtherChangesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1911 At the end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans
1912 Present value of funded obligations Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitObligationAtPresentValue
1913 Fair value of plan assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PlanAssetsAtFairValue
1914 Liability (*) Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:SurplusDeficitInPlan
1915 128 - Disclosure - Note 20 - Other Liabilities - Actuarial Assumptions (Details) Network

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1918 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1919 Bottom of range [member] Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
1920 Top of range [member] Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
1921 Defined benefit plans [axis] Axis ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansAxis
1922 Defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansMember
1923 Unfunded post-employment benefits [member] Member ts:UnfundedPostemploymentBenefitsMember
1924 Funded post-employment benefits [member] Member ts:FundedPostemploymentBenefitsMember
1925 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1926 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1927 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1928 Discount rate Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates
1929 Rate of compensation increase Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases
1930 129 - Disclosure - Note 20 - Other Liabilities - Plan Assets (Details) Network

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1933 Defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansMember
1934 Fair value of funded post-employment benefits [member] Member ts:FairValueOfFundedPostemploymentBenefitsMember
1935 Funded post-employment benefits [member] Member ts:FundedPostemploymentBenefitsMember
1936 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1937 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1938 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1939 Values at the beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans
1940 Translation differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1941 Return on plan assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ReturnOnPlanAssetsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1942 Remeasurements Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromExperienceAdjustmentsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1943 Contributions paid to the plan Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ContributionsToPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1944 Benefits paid from the plan Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1945 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughOtherChangesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1946 At the end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans
1947 Equity instruments Concept (Percent) As Of ts:EquityInstrumentsPercentContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets
1948 Debt instruments Concept (Percent) As Of ts:DebtInstrumentsPercentContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets
1949 Others Concept (Percent) As Of ts:OtherAssetsPercentContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets
1950 130 - Disclosure - Note 21 - Non-current Allowances and Provisions - Deducted From Non-current Receivables (Details) Network

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1953 Other provisions [member] Member ifrs-full:OtherProvisionsMember
1954 Non-current allowance for receivables [member] Member ts:NoncurrentAllowanceForReceivablesMember
1955 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1956 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1957 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1958 Values at the beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherProvisions
1959 Translation differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions
1960 Used Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions
1961 Values at the end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherProvisions
1962 131 - Disclosure - Note 21 - Non-current Allowances and Provisions - Liabilities (Details) Network

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1965 Other provisions [member] Member ifrs-full:OtherProvisionsMember
1966 Provision for non-current liabilities [member] Member ts:ProvisionForNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
1967 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1968 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1969 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1970 Values at the beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherProvisions
1971 Translation differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions
1972 Additional provisions Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions
1973 Reclassifications Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions
1974 Used Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions
1975 Values at the end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherProvisions
1976 132 - Disclosure - Note 22 - Current Allowances and Provisions - Deducted From Assets (Details) Network

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1979 Other provisions [member] Member ifrs-full:OtherProvisionsMember
1980 Allowance for doubtful accounts - trade receivables [member] Member ts:AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsTradeReceivablesMember
1981 Allowance for other doubtful accounts - other receivables [member] Member ts:AllowanceForOtherDoubtfulAccountsOtherReceivablesMember
1982 Allowance for inventory obsolescence [member] Member ts:AllowanceForInventoryObsolescenceMember
1983 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
1984 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
1985 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
1986 Values at the beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:AllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
1987 Effect of adoption of new standards Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:IncreaseDecreaseDueToEffectOfAdoptionOfNewAccountingStandardsOtherProvisions
1988 Translation differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions
1989 Additional allowances Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:IncreaseDecreaseAdditionalAllowancesOtherProvisions
1990 Used Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:UtilisationAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
1991 Reversals / (additional) allowances Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:IncreaseDecreaseThroughReversalsAndAdditionalAllowances
1992 Values at the end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:AllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
1993 133 - Disclosure - Note 22 - Current Allowances and Provisions - Liabilities (Details) Network

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1996 Other provisions [member] Member ifrs-full:OtherProvisionsMember
1997 Sales risks [member] Member ts:SalesRisksMember
1998 Miscellaneous other provisions [member] Member ifrs-full:MiscellaneousOtherProvisionsMember
1999 Provision for current liabilities [member] Member ts:ProvisionsForCurrentLiabilitiesMember
2000 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2001 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2002 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2003 Values at the beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherProvisions
2004 Translation differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions
2005 Additional provisions Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:AdditionalProvisionsOtherProvisions
2006 Reclassifications Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesOtherProvisions
2007 Used Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions
2008 Values at the end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherProvisions
2009 134 - Disclosure - Note 23 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details Textual) Network

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2012 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2013 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2014 Non-current derivative financial assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets
2015 135 - Disclosure - Note 23 - Derivative Financial Instruments - Net Fair Values (Details) Network

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2017 Financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss because credit derivative is used to manage credit risk [axis] Axis ifrs-full:FinancialInstrumentsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossBecauseCreditDerivativeIsUsedToManageCreditRiskAxis
2018 Financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss because credit derivative is used to manage credit risk [member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialInstrumentsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossBecauseCreditDerivativeIsUsedToManageCreditRiskMember
2019 Derivatives hedging borrowings and investments [member] Member ts:DerivativesHedgingBorrowingsAndInvestmentsMember
2020 Other derivatives [member] Member ts:OtherDerivativesMember
2021 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2022 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2023 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2024 Derivatives with positive fair values Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:DerivativeFinancialAssets
2025 Derivatives with negative fair values Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DerivativeFinancialLiabilities
2026 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:DerivativeFinancialAssetsLiabilities
2027 136 - Disclosure - Note 23 - Derivative Financial Instruments - Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts and Hedge Accounting (Details) Network

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2030 Hedging instruments [member] Member ifrs-full:HedgingInstrumentsMember
2031 Foreign exchange contract, purchase currency ARS, sell currency USD [member] Member ts:ForeignExchangeContractPurchaseCurrencyArsSellCurrencyUsdMember
2032 Foreign exchange contract, purchase currency USD, sell currency MXN [member] Member ts:ForeignExchangeContractPurchaseCurrencyUsdSellCurrencyMxnMember
2033 Foreign exchange contract, purchase currency USD, sell currency EUR [member] Member ts:ForeignExchangeContractPurchaseCurrencyUsdSellCurrencyEurMember
2034 Foreign exchange contract, purchase currency EUR, sell currency USD [member] Member ts:ForeignExchangeContractPurchaseCurrencyEurSellCurrencyUsdMember
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2050 137 - Disclosure - Note 23 - Derivative Financial Instruments - Hedge Reserve Evolution (Details) Network

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2064 138 - Disclosure - Note 24 - Contingencies, Commitments and Restrictions On the Distribution of Profits (Details Textual) Network

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2125 139 - Disclosure - Note 24 - Contingencies, Commitments and Restrictions on the Distribution of Profits - Equity As Defined Under Luxembourg Law and Regulations (Details) Network

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2137 Total equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
2138 140 - Disclosure - Note 24 - Contingencies, Commitments and Restrictions on the Distribution of Profits - Distributable Amount Under Luxembourg Law (Details) Network

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2148 Dividends approved Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsClassifiedAsExpense
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2152 141 - Disclosure - Note 25 - Acquisition of Subsidiaries (Details Textual) Network

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2157 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2158 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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2161 Total consideration transferred, acquisition-date fair value Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:AcquisitiondateFairValueOfTotalConsiderationTransferred
2162 142 - Disclosure - Note 26 - Cash Flow Disclosures - Cash Flow Disclosures (Details) Network

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2164 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2165 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2166 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
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2169 Trade receivables Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInTradeAndOtherReceivables
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2171 Customer advances Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInLoansAndAdvancesToCustomers
2172 Trade payables Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInTradeAndOtherPayables
2173 Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInWorkingCapital
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2175 Tax accrued Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:IncomeTaxesAccruedIncludingPortionOfSaleOfDiscontinuedOperations
2176 Taxes paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxesPaidRefundClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
2177 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForIncomeTaxExpense
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2181 Interest paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InterestPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
2182 Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InterestRevenueExpense
2183 Cash at banks, liquidity funds and short - term investments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:CashAndCashEquivalentsIncludingThePortionOfCashAndCashEquivalentsThatAreClassifiedAsAPartOfADisposalGroup
2184 Bank overdrafts Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:BankOverdraftsClassifiedAsCashEquivalents
2185 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsIfDifferentFromStatementOfFinancialPosition
2186 143 - Disclosure - Note 27 - Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) Network

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2188 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2189 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2190 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
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2192 Gain (loss) recognised on measurement to fair value less costs to sell or on disposal of assets or disposal groups constituting discontinued operation Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainLossRecognisedOnMeasurementToFairValueLessCostsToSellOrOnDisposalOfAssetsOrDisposalGroupsConstitutingDiscontinuedOperation
2193 144 - Disclosure - Note 27 - Discontinued Operations - Components of Discontinued Operation's Net Income (Details) Network

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2196 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2197 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2198 Income from discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncomeFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOwnersOfParent
2199 After tax gain on the sale of Conduit Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainLossRecognisedOnMeasurementToFairValueLessCostsToSellOrOnDisposalOfAssetsOrDisposalGroupsConstitutingDiscontinuedOperation
2200 Net Income for discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperations
2201 145 - Disclosure - Note 27 - Discontinued Operations - Components Gain on Sale After Income Tax for Disposals (Details) Network

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2205 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2206 Cash received Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:GrossProceedsFromDisposalOfNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleAndDiscontinuedOperations
2207 Transaction and other costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:TransactionAndOtherCostsRelatedToDisposalsOfDiscontinuedOperations
2208 Carrying amount of net assets sold Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:NetAssetsSoldInDisposalCarryingAmount
2209 Gain on sale before income tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ts:GrossGainLossRecognisedOnMeasurementToFairValueLessCostsToSellOrOnDisposalOfAssetsOrDisposalGroupsConstitutingDiscontinuedOperation
2210 Income tax expense on gain Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxExpenseRelatingToGainLossOnDiscontinuance
2211 Gain on sale after income tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainLossRecognisedOnMeasurementToFairValueLessCostsToSellOrOnDisposalOfAssetsOrDisposalGroupsConstitutingDiscontinuedOperation
2212 146 - Disclosure - Note 27 - Discontinued Operations - Discontinued Operations (Details) Network

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2218 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2219 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
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2229 (Used in) provided by operating activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations
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2233 Current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
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2237 Total liabilities of disposal group classified as held for sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale
2238 147 - Disclosure - Note 28 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) Network

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2244 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2245 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2246 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2247 Total number of shares issued Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesIssued
2248 Proportion of ownership interest in associate Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInAssociate
2249 Key management personnel compensation, short-term employee benefits Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationShorttermEmployeeBenefits
2250 Units issued, related party transactions Concept (Shares) For Period ts:UnitsIssuedRelatedPartyTransactions
2251 Key management personnel compensation, share-based payment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationSharebasedPayment
2252 148 - Disclosure - Note 28 - Related Party Transactions - Transactions Carried Out With Related Parties (Details) Network

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2255 Entity's total for related parties [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
2256 Associates [member] Member ifrs-full:AssociatesMember
2257 Other related parties [member] Member ifrs-full:OtherRelatedPartiesMember
2258 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2259 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2260 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
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2262 Sales of services to related parties Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromRenderingOfServicesRelatedPartyTransactions
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2264 Purchases of goods to related parties Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PurchasesOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions
2265 Purchases of services to related parties Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PurchasesOfPropertyAndOtherAssetsRelatedPartyTransactions
2266 Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:PurchasesOfGoodsAndServicesRelatedPartyTransactions
2267 Receivables from non-consolidated parties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:AmountsReceivableRelatedPartyTransactions
2268 Payables to non-consolidated parties Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:AmountsPayableRelatedPartyTransactions
2269 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:AmountsReceivablePayableRelatedPartyTransactions
2270 149 - Disclosure - Note 29 - Principal Subsidiaries (Details Textual) Network

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2275 Technical Drilling & Production Services Nigeria. Ltd [member] Member ts:TechnicalDrillingProductionServicesNigeriaLtdMember
2276 Tenaris Supply Chain S.A. [member] Member ts:TenarisSupplyChainSaMember
2277 Gepnaris S.A. [member] Member ts:GepnarisSaMember
2278 Tubular Technical Services and Pipe Coaters [member] Member ts:TubularTechnicalServicesAndPipeCoatersMember
2279 Amaja Tubular Services Limited [member] Member ts:AmajaTubularServicesLimitedMember
2280 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2281 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2282 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2283 Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary
2284 150 - Disclosure - Note 29 - Principal Subsidiaries - Percentage of Ownership of Each Controlled Company (Details) Network

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2298 UNITED KINGDOM Member country:GB
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2301 LUXEMBOURG Member country:LU
2302 NETHERLANDS Member country:NL
2303 PORTUGAL Member country:PT
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2307 CONFAB INDUSTRIAL S.A. and subsidiaries [member] Member ts:ConfabIndustrialSaAndSubsidiariesMember
2308 Kazakhstan Pipe Threaders Limited [member] Member ts:KazakhstanPipeThreadersLimitedMember
2309 HYDRIL COMPANY and subsidiaries [member] Member ts:HydrilCompanyAndSubsidiariesMember
2310 DALMINE S.p.A. [member] Member ts:DalmineSpaMember
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2312 S.C. SILCOTUB S.A. [member] Member ts:ScSilcotubSaMember
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2317 PT SEAMLESS PIPE INDONESIA JAYA [member] Member ts:PtSeamlessPipeIndonesiaJayaMember
2318 TUBOS DE ACERO DE MEXICO S.A. [member] Member ts:TubosDeAceroDeMexicoSaMember
2319 TENARIS GLOBAL SERVICES (U.S.A.) CORPORATION [member] Member ts:TenarisGlobalServicesUsaCorporationMember
2320 TENARIS BAY CITY, INC. [member] Member ts:TenarisBayCityIncMember
2321 TENARIS GLOBAL SERVICES (UK) LTD [member] Member ts:TenarisGlobalServicesUkLtdMember
2322 TENARIS INVESTMENTS SWITZERLAND AG and subsidiaries [member] Member ts:TenarisInvestmentsSwitzerlandAgAndSubsidiariesMember
2323 TENARIS FINANCIAL SERVICES S.A. [member] Member ts:TenarisFinancialServicesSaMember
2324 TENARIS GLOBAL SERVICES (CANADA) INC. [member] Member ts:TenarisGlobalServicesCanadaIncMember
2325 TENARIS INVESTMENTS S.àr.l. [member] Member ts:TenarisInvestmentsSrlMember
2326 TENARIS CONNECTIONS BV [member] Member ts:TenarisConnectionsBvMember
2327 TENARIS GLOBAL SERVICES S.A. and subsidiaries [member] Member ts:TenarisGlobalServicesSaAndSubsidiariesMember
2328 TALTA—TRADING E MARKETING SOCIEDADE UNIPESSOAL LDA. [member] Member ts:TaltatradingEMarketingSociedadeUnipessoalLdaMember
2329 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2330 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2331 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2332 Percentage of ownership Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary
2333 151 - Disclosure - Note 30 - Nationalization of Venezuelan Subsidiaries (Details Textual) Network

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2336 Entity's total for subsidiaries [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSubsidiariesMember
2337 Matesi Materiales Siderúrgicos S.A [member] Member ts:MatesiMaterialesSiderrgicosSaMember
2338 Tavsa and Comsigua [member] Member ts:TavsaAndComsiguaMember
2339 Counterparties [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CounterpartiesAxis
2340 Counterparties [member] Member ifrs-full:CounterpartiesMember
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2342 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2343 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2344 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2345 Nationalization of subsidiaries, compensation award not including pre-award interest Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:NationalizationOfSubsidiariesCompensationAwardNotIncludingPreawardInterest
2346 Nationalization of subsidiaries, pre-award interest Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:NationalizationOfSubsidiariesPreawardInterest
2347 Nationalization of subsidiaries, compensation award including pre-award interest Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:NationalizationOfSubsidiariesCompensationAwardIncludingPreawardInterest
2348 Nationalization of subsidiaries, post-award interest rate Concept (Percent) As Of ts:NationalizationOfSubsidiariesPostawardInterestRate
2349 Nationalization of subsidiaries, compensation award post-award interest Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:NationalizationOfSubsidiariesCompensationAwardPostawardInterest
2350 Nationalization of subsidiaries, reimbursement of legal fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:NationalizationOfSubsidiariesReimbursementOfLegalFees
2351 Nationalization of subsidiaries, basis spread on variable rate Concept (Percent) As Of ts:NationalizationOfSubsidiariesBasisSpreadOnVariableRate
2352 Interest receivable Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InterestReceivable
2353 Total trade and other non-current receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentReceivables
2354 152 - Disclosure - Note 31 - Fees Paid to the Company's Principal Accountant - Fees Accrued for Professional Services (Details) Network

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2356 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2357 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2358 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2359 Audit fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AuditorsRemunerationForAuditServices
2360 Audit-related fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ts:AuditorsRemunerationForAuditrelatedFees
2361 Tax fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AuditorsRemunerationForTaxServices
2362 All other fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AuditorsRemunerationForOtherServices
2363 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AuditorsRemuneration
2364 153 - Disclosure - Note 32 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual) Network

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2367 Entity's total for business combinations [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForBusinessCombinationsMember
2368 Saudi Steel Pipe Company [member] Member ts:SaudiSteelPipeCompanyMember
2369 Non-adjusting events after reporting period [axis] Axis ifrs-full:NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis
2370 Non-adjusting events after reporting period [member] Member ifrs-full:NonadjustingEventsMember
2371 Major business combination [member] Member ifrs-full:MajorBusinessCombinationMember
2372 Dividends proposed after the reporting period [member] Member ts:DividendsProposedAfterTheReportingPeriodMember
2373 Joint ventures [axis] Axis ifrs-full:JointVenturesAxis
2374 Entity's total for joint ventures [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForJointVenturesMember
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2376 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2377 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2378 PAO Severstal [member] Member ts:PAOPSeverstalMember
2379 Techgen s.a. [member] Member ts:TechgenSAMember
2380 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
2381 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
2382 Several banks, to refinance obligations [member] Member ts:SeveralBanksToRefinanceObligationsMember
2383 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2384 Percentage of voting equity interests acquired Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired
2385 Cash transferred Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CashTransferred
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2387 Total assets and liabilities acquired Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:TotalAssetsAndLiabilitiesAcquired
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2389 Investments in joint ventures Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInJointVentures
2390 Debt instruments issued Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DebtSecurities
2391 Debt service coverage ratio, covered, percent Concept (Percent) As Of ts:DebtServiceCoverageRatioCoveredPercent
2392 Letters of credit, covered Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:LettersOfCreditCovered
2393 Dividends payable, amount per share including interim dividend Concept (Share) As Of ts:DividendsPayableAmountPerShareIncludingInterimDividend
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2395 Dividends payable including interim dividends Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:DividendsPayableIncludingInterimDividends
2396 Dividends paid, ordinary shares per share Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:DividendsPaidOrdinarySharesPerShare
2397 Dividends paid, per ads Concept (Share) For Period ts:DividendsPaidPerADS
2398 Dividends recognised as distributions to owners Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsPaid
2399 Dividends proposed or declared before financial statements authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners per share Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:DividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueButNotRecognisedAsDistributionToOwnersPerShare
2400 Dividends payable, amount per ads Concept (Share) As Of ts:DividendsPayableAmountPerADS
2401 Dividend payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DividendPayables
2402 154 - Disclosure - Note 32 - Subsequent Events - Assets and Liabilities Assumed (Details) Network

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2404 Business combinations [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BusinessCombinationsAxis
2405 Entity's total for business combinations [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForBusinessCombinationsMember
2406 Saudi Steel Pipe Company [member] Member ts:SaudiSteelPipeCompanyMember
2407 Non-adjusting events after reporting period [axis] Axis ifrs-full:NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis
2408 Non-adjusting events after reporting period [member] Member ifrs-full:NonadjustingEventsMember
2409 Major business combination [member] Member ifrs-full:MajorBusinessCombinationMember
2410 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2411 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2412 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2413 Property, Plant and Equipment Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
2414 Intangible assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IdentifiableIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
2415 Investment in associated Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:InvestmentsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
2416 Working capital Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:WorkingCapitalRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
2417 Cash and Cash Equivalents Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
2418 Other Receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ts:OtherReceivablesRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
2419 Borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:BorrowingsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
2420 Employees end of service benefits Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ts:EmployeeServiceBenefitsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
2421 Net assets acquired Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumed
2422 155 - Disclosure - Note 33 - Update As of April 1, 2019 (Details Textual) Network

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2424 Business combinations [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BusinessCombinationsAxis
2425 Entity's total for business combinations [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForBusinessCombinationsMember
2426 IPSCO acquisition [member] Member ts:IPSCOAcquisitionMember
2427 Non-adjusting events after reporting period [axis] Axis ifrs-full:NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis
2428 Non-adjusting events after reporting period [member] Member ifrs-full:NonadjustingEventsMember
2429 Major business combination [member] Member ifrs-full:MajorBusinessCombinationMember
2430 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
2431 Entity [Domain] Member dei:EntityDomain
2432 Statement Line Items [Line Items] LineItems ts:StatementLineItems
2433 Percentage of voting equity interests acquired Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired
2434 Cash transferred Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CashTransferred
2435 Manufacturing capacity, steel bars Concept (num:massItemType) As Of ts:ManufacturingCapacitySteelBars
2436 Manufacturing capacity, seamless pipes Concept (num:massItemType) As Of ts:ManufacturingCapacitySeamlessPipes
2437 Manufacturing capacity, welded pipes Concept (num:massItemType) As Of ts:ManufacturingCapacityWeldedPipes

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